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9News anchor Kyle Dyer talking again after second surgery

The Denver Post

Posted:
02/22/2012 07:28:26 AM MST

Updated:
02/22/2012 11:00:32 AM MST

Anchor Kyle Dyer was interviewing the owner of Max, an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff, and the firefighter who had rescued the dog from an icy pond when Dyer was bitten in the face.
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The 9News anchor who was bitten in the face by a dog is talking and eating solid food again, after undergoing her second surgery on Monday.

Kyle Dyer, who was bitten during a live broadcast on Feb. 8, posted an update on her Facebook page Tuesday night.

"Thank you again for all of the well wishes and prayers," Dyer wrote. "It's amazing how you all are rallying to send so much love my way."

The 70 stitches that were put in place after Dyer's first surgery were removed and about 20 new stitches were placed on the inside of her lips, Dyer wrote. The skin graft that doctors put in place was a success.

"The big news is that I can talk again! And I can eat without a straw," Dyer wrote.

Max, the 85-pound Argentine Mastiff that bit Dyer, was released from the Denver Animal Shelter on Saturday, after a 10-day quarantine, which is protocol after a bite.

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